Patient experiences and perceptions of chronic disease care during the COVID-19 pandemic in India: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

People with chronic conditions are known to be vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to describe patients' lived experiences, challenges faced by people with chronic conditions, their coping strategies, and the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design, setting and participants

We conducted a qualitative study using a syndemic framework to understand the patients' experiences of chronic disease care, challenges faced during the lockdown, their coping strategies and mitigators during the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of socioecological and biological factors. A diverse sample of 41 participants with chronic conditions (hypertension, diabetes, stroke and cardiovascular diseases) from four sites (Delhi, Haryana, Vizag and Chennai)

SUBMITTER: Singh K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8214993 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature